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N.A.S.A. - Gifted, ft. Kanye West, Santogold, & Lykke Li
Artist: N.A.S.A.
Featuring: Kanye West , Santigold
Producer: Squeak E. Clean & DJ Zegon
Album: The Spirit of the Apollo
Label: Spectrophonic Sound
New to the Booth, international musical collective N.A.S.A. have undertaken a manned mission into the eardrums of hip-hopsters everywhere. New record Gifted off the group’s forthcoming debut LP, The Spirit of the Apollo (scheduled for release February 17th), makes it clear that N.A.S.A.‘s m.o. is to appeal to both rap fans and the hipster crowd by featuring the trendiest artists on both sides of the fence, in this case bringing Kanye West, Santogold, and Swedish indie artist Lykke Li together over a bass-bumping beat by founding members Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon. Though you can’t argue with the musical muscle brought to bear on this very danceable record, Gifted might have benefited from a little, well, space – clocking in at under three minutes, it feels a bit tightly packed. At the end of the day, it remains to be seen whether N.A.S.A.‘s eclecticism will blossom into something greater than the sum of its parts.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on December 22, 2008
Listen to More: N.A.S.A. , Kanye West , Santigold , Alternative Written by richard
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Beat was to loud to hear Kanyes verse. Beat was bouncy and I liked it. 3.5, In rotation.
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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I agree with Unlucky on this one, nuff said
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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Heard this a couple days ago... Im liking it more every day
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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Has a weird sound to it and I think the noises hurt the ears a lot. Really creative but so much different styles sound disorganized. Its iight
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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Heard this on Kanye's blog over the weekend, absolutely LOVED his verse. The production is pretty futuristic on here (kind of like the last song I just rated), but I could only imagine how this one would bump in the clubs and at a rave. It had pure fire through the speakers and really hits hard. The rest of the song has a really strong UK type of feel, like Kyle Minogue, but I can defnitely rock to this one. Banger!
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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Hey Kylie Minogues an Aussie not from the UK..lol, i thought the beat was sick as & Kanye verse is fire, but the rest of the artist on this dont do anything worth nothing imo. The beat itself is shore to make this song a club banger, but for me its only in rotation
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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Not my favorite track feat Mr.West. It has a creative edge to the tecnohop. Although this distorted phase we are in needs to end. Doesn't sound good. This is playable. It may grow on me. Hey when will we get that Kid Cudi Day N Night on here? That's my shit!
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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close the door when i'm snappin my fangaz!!!!
My bad yall My wifey never gives me the djbooth privacy i deserve. Finally some flow from kanye and no autotune...(sips tea) ahhh that taste like relief. I like futuristic-indie-sih music its just something you gotta give a change..its music people. -mr.lame |
| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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cb126405, I too heard this on Kanye's blog earlier. I thought his verse was off the chains. I thought the beat should have been a little more high quality but aside from that, the futuristic flavor is what's in right now!
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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MH you hit it dead in the nose with "the futuristic flavor is what's in right now" cheers bro. that is on point like standing on the tip of a cone
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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feeling this. its hard to go wrong with santogold and ye on a track.
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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The beat is too jumbled and I don't like it...plus I didn't really enjoy aybody's part in the song...well, maybe just Kanye's but still....it's another pass...
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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This had the potential to be HUGE. It feels rushed, slopped together, and mismanaged. This CAN work, I hope that shows on the rest of their new album...
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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I heard this last week and thought it was dope and it still is
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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too poppy fo my taste
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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Great production, so energetic and futuristic. The best part of the song in my opinion is the hook, I like its melody. The verses are a lil annoying, but Kanye sounds good
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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Intresting...
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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I listed to this on youtube 1st then on kanye's blog .... last week .... liked his verse and the beat .... was something new ... but it proved to those ppl who where talkin ish about ye' still not havin anything to say ..... he said it .... beat sounds kinda too mixed like it needs to be slowed down a bit but at the same time .... it sounds gr8
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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it was kinda koo, i say. It was sumthin different, u got to always try sumthin new.
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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this song is sick,feelin' that sorta techno touch to it..this remind me of some old throw back thomas dolby type flavor,and yea m.hannah,i feel ya homie, this type of sound is def' makin' waves now..banger status..
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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This is tight! I like the techno beat, and I'm SO glad to hear Kanye rappin again (his verse was fire). This song and this group have a lot of potential. I'll give it 3.5/5
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| Posted on Dec 15, 2008 |
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This song is really hot right now, its blowin up in the blogosphere. Lykke Li is so hot right now and she does a good job on the hook. Santogold killed it, I'm looking forward to her new record, its gonna be epic.
Santogold > MIA |
| Posted on Dec 16, 2008 |
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can anyone hear any lyrics over the beat ? i think i heard about 10 words... i wish there was a bit more effort put in before finalizing the track.
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| Posted on Dec 16, 2008 |
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This song has great potential but the execution is lacking in some spots. Maybe they'll fix it up a bit? But for now it's just aight.
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| Posted on Dec 16, 2008 |
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I agree with Z here. All the same, it's pretty dope. Kanye rips it apart.
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| Posted on Dec 16, 2008 |
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I couldn't get away playing this at my shows but I would definately try and slip it in while no one was looking. Great bounce to it while still using hip-hop as a base.
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2008 |
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trance/hip-hop? I likie.
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| Posted on Dec 18, 2008 |
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Lovin this track...Kanye is Hot as well... sick combo... where can i get this song or download
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| Posted on Dec 27, 2008 |
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This song is dope!! Kanye killed it with his verse, i just keep replaying it over and over! The song overall is catchy, and the futuristic sounds blend well together with the hip hop groove. Definitly gonna be bumping this one for a while :)
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| Posted on Feb 23, 2009 |
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kanye and the beat is good but the rest i hated.
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2009 |
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